Tapalaya was a Vietnamese-Cajun restaurant owned by chef Anh Luu in the Kerns neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States.
[4][5] In her role as head chef, Luu "rebooted" the restaurant's menu in 2014,[6] then purchased Tapalaya in 2017.
[9] The restaurant was burgled in February 2019,[10] and participated in Portland Dining Month.
[13] The Oregonian's Michael Russell included Tapalaya is his list of "Portland's most painful restaurant closures of 2019".
[14] In 2018, The Oregonian ranked Tapalaya one of North and Northeast Portland's 40 best restaurants.